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DPS: Phoenix wreck began when driver left disabled car

The crash on Interstate 10 Tuesday night that injured five people came about after the driver of a disabled vehicle got out of the car to divert oncoming traffic, according to an Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman.
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12:06 a.m. MST June 19, 2014

Phoenix wreck sparked by driver leaving disabled vehicle.

The crash on Interstate 10 Tuesday night that injured five people came about after the driver of a disabled vehicle got out of the car to divert oncoming traffic, according to an Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman.

The wreck occurred at about 9 p.m. Tuesday and blocked all westbound lanes of I-10 near 32nd Street.

The series of events that led to the wreck began when a car became disabled after tread began separating from the tire, said Officer Carrick Cook, a DPS spokesman.

The driver got out of the car to divert traffic and was hit by another vehicle, Cook said.

A car also struck the disabled car, injuring an adult female and two children inside the vehicle, Cook said.